Cooking utensil



June 5`, 1928. 1,672,738

H. E. STAMPLEY COOKING UTENS'I'L Filed Sept. 15, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet l lNvENTQR.

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H. E. STAMPLEY COOKING UTENSIL June 5, 1928. 1,672,738

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Patented June 5, 1928.

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OOQKING UTENBIL.

' Application mea september 13, 1927.' serial 1ro. 91am.

My invention is an improvement in cooking utensils, and relates more especially to utenils of this kind which ar'e employed for fryng food such as croquettes, doughnuts, &c. The primary object of my invention -is to provide a frylng-pan and a foraminous receptacle usable in connection therewith and in which the food to be cooked isplaced, said food receptacle being herein termed a fryer-turner inasmuch as it is reversible in the frying-pan for more conveniently cooking thedarticles of food on both sides thereof. My invention therefore contemplates the provision. of a combined frying-pan and fryer-turner ,in which the frying-pan is of special construction to provide for conveniently handling the same as well as support the fr er-turner'in different positions therein and t e fryer-turner so constructed that it will properly engage the frying-pan in different positions in the operation of cooking the food and in permitting the grease to drip from said fryer-turner into the frying pan; all as hereinafter fully ldescribed and specifically set forth in the appended claims.

In the accompanying drawings:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a combined frving-pan and fryer-turner con- 2' a structed 1n accordance wlth my invention,

v the fryer-turner being supported in upright position in the frying-pan.

' the cooked ood back into the f Fig. 2 is a side view thereof, the fryerturner being in elevation.

Fig. 3 is a plan view with the fryer-turner reversed in the frying-pan.

Fig. 4 is a sidev view showing the fryerturner supported by the handle of the frying-pan to ermit the grease to drain from ing-pan.

Fig. 5 is a sectional view on t e line 5--5 Fig. 3.

Fig. 6 is a transverse sectional view through the fryer-turner.

Fig. 7 is a detail plan view of a foraminous disk used in connection withthe fryerturner.

Referring to the drawings 1() designates the frying-pan and 11 the fryer-turner, both being preferabl annular in shape with the frying-pan slig tl turner to receive t esame and leave an lntervening space between them, andit will be noted that the rim or surrounding wall of the frying-pan is vertical to correspond with the outer wall of the food receptacle or larger than the fryer-d fryer-turner although it will be obvious that the fryer-turner may be used in connection with an ordinary frying-pan having a ilarmg rim.

In the present instance the frying-pan is provided with an offset ortion or, mouth 12 at one side thereof and the handle 13 is bent as s own in the drawings to present a depress d portion or socket 14 adjoining the rim of the frying-pan with the outer end of said handle shaped an larly to provide a hand-grip 15, that portlon ofthe handle between the socket and handip being on a horizontal plane and from t e outer end of which the hand-grip is bent upwardly then rearwardly and downwardly. It will be noted that the terminal ortion ofthe handle or depending member o? the hand-gri is'of such length that the lower endthereo is on a horizontal plane with the bottom o'f the frying-pan, and that the upper ortion 15* of the hand-gri is widened so t at it will not be weakene by the hole 16 provided for vhanging the frying-pan from a nail orhook. Furthermore it will be noted that the offset portion or mouth 12 of the frying-pan, which facilitates pouring out the contents, is wider and deeper than usual whereby to provide in the present instance a vertical wall 12 spaced from the rim to coo erate with vthe fryer-turner in the manner ereinafter described. i

The fryer-turner which retains the food during the cooking operation comprises a body portion 11 and cover or lid 11b connected together at one side by -hingei17, the annular walf and bottom of the body ortion as well as the lid being provided wit holesv through whichthe grease in the fryingan enters to cook the food, said holes inv a dition to permitting the ease to freely pass into the fryer-turner a so serving vas s1 ht openings so that the condition of the cookmg articles 'may be easily observed and are therefore somewhat larger than usual. The bod of the fryer-turner and lid are rovided wit handles 18 and 19, respective the handle 18 being bent upon itself to orma downwardl projectingr. U-shaped member 20 space from the ye socket 21 opening out at its lower end and an adjoining socket 22 formed by said member and opening out at its upper end, while the handle 19 is bent to 'form a downwardly l rojecting U-shaed member 23 adapted to Et within the U-s aped member 20 or socket l r-turner to provide a 4frying-pan enters socket 21 and when the fryervturner is reversed, or bottom up (Fig. 3),.the outwardly spaced portion of the rim or wall 12a of: the mouth enters the socket 24; whereby in both positions of the fryerturner it is properly supported inthe fryingpan. As the outer portions oi the compari? ion handles 18 and 194 lie 4together when the lid of the fryer-turner is closed said lid will be retained in closed position during the nianipulation of the fryer-turner in cooking, and, as hereinbefore stated, the condition of the food can be Watched through 'the holes inthe fryer-turner-body portion and lidduring the cooking operation. Now after the articles of food contained inthe fryer-turner are properly cooked on both sides by turning the frying-pan.

the fryer-turner in the frying-pan-the grease is drained so as to drip back in the fryingpan, for whichpurpose the fryer-turner is mounted as shown in Fig. 4, that'is turned upright and supported so that the nested U-shaped members 20 and 2310i the'handles 18 and 19 will seat in the socket 14 of the handle of the frying-pan, and so that the outer ends of said handles will rest on the handle of the frying-pan the handle 18 is provided with a foot-piece 18, while the companion handle 19 of the lid is provided, with a foot-piece 19a to supportvsaid lid in substantially horizontal position when in open position; saidfoot-pieces 19a and 1 9a also serving as guards for the hand used 1n manipulating the fryer-turner. Furthermore, it will be -nted that the foot-piece 18a positions the companion handles 18 and 19 away from the handle of the frying-pan when the fryer-turner is positioned to drain,

the grease (Fig. 4)' so that said handles can be grasped. in removing the fryer-turner from thefrying-pan. In removing the frying-pan from the stove the. depending mem- .ber at. the outer end of the handle 13 is grasped immediately below the widened upper portion 15a against which latter the index-finger of the hand bears in supporting The handle 19 may be attached to the lid in any desiredy manner, the` arrangement shown providing that the metal strap from which said handle is formed extend across `the top of the lid to which it is secured by rivets 25 andterminate in one member of the hinge. 17' connected by' pintle to the other of the fryer-turner, that part of the metal strap extending acrossthe lid also serving as a bearing on the bottonil of the frying-pan when the ryer-turner is reversed. so as to allow the grease to pass throu h the holes in the lid at opposite sides o said strapmember. The lid is also provided with depending flanges 26 at the opposite side edges thereof which fit` Within the body of the fryer-turner to brace the parts when the lid is closed and also to support a foraminous disk 27 used in cooking small articles offood to retain said articles between said disk and bottom of the fryer-turner (see Fig. 6) when the latter is reversed in'the frying-pan.

From the foregoing description it will be readily apparent that the combined fryingpan and fryer-turner of my invention prov4 vides kitchen utensils or cooking vessels that may be conveniently yemployed in cooking articles of food such as croquettes, doughnuts, &c. inasmuch as the fryer-turner can be readily turned back and forth to. cook'the articles on both sides, thus overcoming the more tedious operation of turning each article separately, it being understood that the foraminous disk 27 is not used when cooking articles of such size as to occupy the space `between the top `and bottom of the fryerturner, and that the cooking of the food can be watched through the hols'in the several parts of the fryer-turner. Furthermore, it will be understood that both the frying-pan and fryer-turner may be used separately or uis independently for cooking purposes that is' the frying-pan lnay -be used by itself for frying other articles of food not requiring the fryer-turner, and the latter may be other- Wise used in cooking, rinsing vegetables and fruits in water, &c.

I claim: Y

1. A cooking utensil comprising a fryingpan having a handle with a socket in the upper -side thereof, and a 'fryer-turner re" versible in. the frying-'pan and having a handle with a de endin portion fitting los' snugly Within the a oresai socket and formv ing the sole support of thebody portion of the fryer-turner above the bottom of the fryi `g-pan. V i

2.' cooking utensil comprising a fryingiis pan having a handle with a socket. in the i'.

upper side thereof `adjoinin the bodypor-l tion ,of said frying-pan, an .a fryerturner reversible in the` fryingf'pan 'and havin a' handle with a deending portion fitting snugly Within thea oresaid socket and forining the sole support of the body portion of the fryer-turnery above the bottom .of the fryin -pan. 3. i

cooking utensil comprising a fryingpan having a handle with 'a socket or seat 1n the upper side thereof, and a fryer-turner in the form of a foraminous'food receptable inshaped portion fitting one within the other.

5. A vfryer-turner for use in connection .with a frying-pan comprising a foraminous body portion and foraminous lid hinged thereto, a handle extending from the bod Y portion and bent to provide a depending U)- shaped portionpresentinor sockets adjoining the body portion of the fryer-turner, and a handle extending from the lid and having a U-shaped portion fitting in the U-shaped portion of the companion handle.

6. A fryer-turner -for use in connection with a frying-pan comprising a foraminous vbody portion and foraminous lid hinged thereto, the lid having flanges projecting from opposite edges thereof into the body portion, a handle extending fromA the body I portion and bent to provide a depending U- shaped member presenting sockets adjoining said body portion, and a handle extending from the lid and having a U-shaped portion fitting in the U-'shaped portion of the comfpanion handle; together with a foraminous L\disk fitting in the body portion of the fryerturner against they inwardly projecting flanges of the lid.;

` 7.' -A cooking utensil comprising a fryingpan .having an offset portion or mouthpresentlng a vertical wall spaced from the rim and a handle having a depressed portion or socket adjoining the rim; together with a fryer-turner comprising a foramnous body portion and lid hinged thereto, and handles projecting from the body portion and lid of the fr er-turner and having U-shaped portions tting one within the other and adapted to seat within the depressed portion or socket in the handle of the frying-pan.

8. A cooking utensil comprising a frying pan having an offset portion or mouth presenting a vertical wall spaced from the rim and a handle'having a depressed portion or socket adjoining the rim and bent upwardly rearward y and downwardly at its outer end terminating in a vertical grasping portion.

9. Same as claim 8 and including a fryerturner comprising a foraminous body portion and a lid hinged thereto, a handle on the body portion having a depending U- shaped member slightly spaced from said body portion vto provide a socket to receive the rim of the frying-pan, and a handle on the lid having a dependin U-shaped member lit-tingk in the U-shape member of the companionv handle of the fryer-turner and forming a socket to receive the rim of the frying-pan when the fryer-turner is reversed, the nested U-shaped portions of the handles of the fryer-turned being adapted to seat within the depressed portion or socket in the handle of the fr ing-pan.

10. A fryer-turner or use inconnection with a frying-pan comprising a foraminous body portion and foraminous lid connected thereto, and a handle on the fryer-turner having sockets at the upper .and lower sides thereof to receive the rim ofthe frying-pan in either position of said fr er-turner.

HENRY E. TAMPLEY. 

